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VERNE, Jules.

Les Indes noires (Le Chancellor / Martin Paz).

Paris, Hetzel, [1877-1878].

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150 €

Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1877. It tells the story of a group of men who find themselves stranded in a coal mine in Scotland.

THEOCRITE.

Les Idylles.

Paris, A. Quantin, 1884.

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50 €

Translation of Guillet in the beautiful collection in-32 published by Quantin of Ancient Masterpieces.

VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet de.

Les Honnêtetés littéraires.

s.l., s.n., 1767.

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300 €

Rare edition. Not in Bengesco.

AUGIER, Emile.

Les Fourchambault.

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1878.

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80 €

First edition.
Last comedy by Emile Augier.

BAUDELAIRE, Charles.

Les fleurs du mal avec une étude sur la vie et les œuvres de Baudelaire par Camille Vergniol. Illustrations de Tony Georges-Roux, gravées par Ch. Clément.

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1917.

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750 €

Only 100 copies printed on "papier de Chine".

RICORD, Alexandre.

Les Fastes de la Comédie française, et portraits des plus célèbres acteurs qui se sont illustrés, et de ceux qui s'illustrent encore sur notre théâtre ; précédés d'un aperçu sur sa situation présente, et sur les moyens propres à prévenir sa ruine.

Paris, Alexandre, 1821-1822.

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200 €

First edition.
Interesting compilation of biographies of actors from the Comédie Française. Ricord was notably director of the Gaité theater.

BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT.

Les Evénements de Pontax.

Paris, Librairie Conquet-Carteret, 1899.

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450 €

First edition.
Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot.

One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

AUGIER, Emile.

Les Effrontés.

Paris, Michel Levy, 1861.

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80 €

First edition.
Augier wrote one of the few plays that dares to attack the press

Presentation copy to Philoclès Regnier actor in Comédie Française.

BAILLY, Louis.

Les dragées du diable.

Paris, Boivin & Cie, [1904].

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25 €

Fine illustrations.

BOCCACE.

Les Dix Journées de Jean Boccace.

Paris, Librairie des bibliophiles Joaust, 1873.

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450 €

Beautiful edition by Jouaust of the work of Boccace.
Paul Lacroix signs the introduction and Flameng who gives eleven very beautiful etchings.

CHAPRON, Marcel.

Les Diamantines, Chronique du XVIIIe Siècle.

Paris, Editions Mazarine, 1964.

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60 €

First edition.
One of the 200 exemplar on Velin d'Arches paper, ours n°114.

Illustrated by Paul Lemagny.

LOTI, Pierre.

Les Désenchantées.

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1936.

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75 €

LYTTON, Edward Bulwer.

Les Derniers jours de Pompéi.

Paris, L. Hachette et Cie, 1859.

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35 €

First edition in french.
Lucas's translation under Lorain's direction of a famous peplum novel.

CHEVIGNE, Louis, Comte de.

Les Contes Rémois.

Paris, Librairie des bibliophiles Jouaust, 1877.

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300 €

Beautiful edition at Jouaust illustrated by Jules Worms.
One of the numbered copies on Holland paper (n ° 131).

CHEVIGNE, Louis (Comte de).

Les Contes rémois.

Paris, Jouaust librairie des bibliophiles, 1877.

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40 €

Twelfth edition preceded by the Muse champenoise by Louis Lacour.
Illustrations after Jules Worms and engraved by Paul Rajon.

LAMARTINE, Alphonse (de).

Les Confidences.

Paris, Perrotin, 1849.

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75 €

First edition.
It presents for the first time Graziella, one of Lamartine's best-known works.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.

Les confessions.

Paris, Jouaust - Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1881.

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750 €

Limited edition of 220 copies on large paper, ours is one of 20 on Whatman paper, numbered 31.

This copy belonged to Cortlandt Field Bishop (1870-1935), a great collector of rare books and who owned one of the most important libraries in the interwar period.
This edition of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions is illustrated with thirteen etchings in four or five states (only 2 states required).

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.

Les confessions.

Paris, Jouaust - Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1881.

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100 €

Rousseau's "Les confessions" (1712-1778) are at the origin of the modern genre of autobiography and constitute a striking text in French literature.

NERVAL, Gérard de || MOREAU, Luc Albert.

Les Chimères.

Paris, Pour les Amis de Poésie, 1944.

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300 €

First edition of illustrations.
28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.

One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

PUISIEUX, Madeleine d'Arsant de.

Les Caractères.

Londres, s.n., 1750.

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120 €

First edition.

LA BRUYERE.

Les Caractères.

Paris, Stéréotype d'Herhan, 1802.

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100 €

Beautiful edition given by Herhan and its stereotyping process allowing a very readable impression.
Portraict of La Bruyère in volume I and of Théophraste in volume III. This last volume being devoted to the Characters of Theophrastus.

LA BRUYERE, Jean de.

Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec : avec les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle.

Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1694.

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950 €

Eighth original edition.
"Les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle" by the French moralist Jean de la Bruyère (1645 - 1696) is one of the major works of French literature.
The first edition dates from 1688, the following nine editions from 1688 to 1696 are increased with each publication of new texts.
This edition contains 46 characters that had not yet been published (Cydias, Clitophon, Antagoras, etc.), as well as the Reception Speech at the Académie française which is attached for the first time to the Characters.

LA BRUYERE, Jean de.

Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec : avec les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle.

Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1694.

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250 €

Eighth original edition.
"Les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle" by the French moralist Jean de la Bruyère (1645 - 1696) is one of the major works of French literature.
The first edition dates from 1688, the following nine editions from 1688 to 1696 are increased with each publication of new texts.
This edition contains 46 characters that had not yet been published (Cydias, Clitophon, Antagoras, etc.), as well as the Reception Speech at the Académie française which is attached for the first time to the Characters.

VIRGILE.

Les Bucoliques.

Paris, A. Quantin, 1881.

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50 €

Translation of André Lefèvre in the beautiful collection in-32 published by Quantin of Ancient Masterpieces.

PERRET, Paul.

Les Bourgeois de campagne.

Paris, Michel Levy frères, 1859.

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80 €

First edition.

Presentation copy to Maxime Du Camp.

MONNIER, Henri.

Les Bas-Fonds de la société.

Paris, Jules Claye, 1862.

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400 €

First édition.

Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed.
The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

POCCADAZ, Robert de.

Les Avides.

Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1957.

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40 €

First edition, limited to 1764 copies. Our copie is one of the 52 copies on Montval paper, first paper, numbered n°XII.

CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René || VUILLIER, Gaston.

Les Aventures du dernier Abencérage.

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1912.

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250 €

Beautiful copy in morocco signed by Gruel.
Text by Chateaubriand illustrated with etchings by Gaston Vuillier.

One of the copies on Arches tinted vellum, ours n°412.

DOMMERGUES, Marcel.

Les Après-midi du libraire, réflexions à l'usage des bibliophiles et des Libraires.

Paris, Librairie Marcel Dommergues, 1949.

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60 €

First edition.
Copy on vellum paper (n°533)
Presentation copy.

LONGUS.

Les amours pastorales Daphnis et Chloé.

[Paris], [Coustelier], [1731].

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1500 €

Edition normally illustrated with a frontispiece and 8 figures by Scotin, and 4 unsigned vignettes.
In this copy, the illustrations from Scotin have been replaced by the famous suite "de Regenté, including a frontispiece by Coypel (replacing the title page dated 1731) and 28 superb figures including 13 doubles, engraved by Benoît Audran after the drawings of the regent Philippe d'Orléans.
The engraving "Petits pieds", engraved in 1728 and attributed to the Comte de Caylus has been, as often, added.

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Litterature

VERNE, Jules.

Les Indes noires (Le Chancellor / Martin Paz).

Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1877. It tells the story of a group of men who find themselves stranded in a coal mine in Scotland.

THEOCRITE.

Les Idylles.

Translation of Guillet in the beautiful collection in-32 published by Quantin of Ancient Masterpieces.

VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet de.

Les Honnêtetés littéraires.

Rare edition. Not in Bengesco.

AUGIER, Emile.

Les Fourchambault.

First edition.Last comedy by Emile Augier.

BAUDELAIRE, Charles.

Les fleurs du mal avec une étude sur la vie et les œuvres de Baudelaire par Camille Vergniol. Illustrations de Tony Georges-Roux, gravées par Ch. Clément.

Only 100 copies printed on "papier de Chine".

RICORD, Alexandre.

Les Fastes de la Comédie française, et portraits des plus célèbres acteurs qui se sont illustrés, et de ceux qui s'illustrent encore sur notre théâtre ; précédés d'un aperçu sur sa situation présente, et sur les moyens propres à prévenir sa ruine.

First edition.Interesting compilation of biographies of actors from the Comédie Française. Ricord was notably director of the Gaité theater.

BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT.

Les Evénements de Pontax.

First edition. Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot. One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

AUGIER, Emile.

Les Effrontés.

First edition.Augier wrote one of the few plays that dares to attack the pressPresentation copy to Philoclès Regnier actor in Comédie Française.

BAILLY, Louis.

Les dragées du diable.

Fine illustrations.

BOCCACE.

Les Dix Journées de Jean Boccace.

Beautiful edition by Jouaust of the work of Boccace.Paul Lacroix signs the introduction and Flameng who gives eleven very beautiful etchings.

CHAPRON, Marcel.

Les Diamantines, Chronique du XVIIIe Siècle.

First edition.One of the 200 exemplar on Velin d'Arches paper, ours n°114.Illustrated by Paul Lemagny.

LOTI, Pierre.

Les Désenchantées.

LYTTON, Edward Bulwer.

Les Derniers jours de Pompéi.

First edition in french.Lucas's translation under Lorain's direction of a famous peplum novel.

CHEVIGNE, Louis, Comte de.

Les Contes Rémois.

Beautiful edition at Jouaust illustrated by Jules Worms. One of the numbered copies on Holland paper (n ° 131).

CHEVIGNE, Louis (Comte de).

Les Contes rémois.

Twelfth edition preceded by the Muse champenoise by Louis Lacour.Illustrations after Jules Worms and engraved by Paul Rajon.

LAMARTINE, Alphonse (de).

Les Confidences.

First edition.It presents for the first time Graziella, one of Lamartine's best-known works.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.

Les confessions.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.

Les confessions.

Rousseau's "Les confessions" (1712-1778) are at the origin of the modern genre of autobiography and constitute a striking text in French literature.

NERVAL, Gérard de || MOREAU, Luc Albert.

Les Chimères.

First edition of illustrations.28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

PUISIEUX, Madeleine d'Arsant de.

Les Caractères.

First edition.

LA BRUYERE.

Les Caractères.

Beautiful edition given by Herhan and its stereotyping process allowing a very readable impression. Portraict of La Bruyère in volume I and of Théophraste in volume III. This last volume being devoted to the Characters of Theophrastus.

LA BRUYERE, Jean de.

Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec : avec les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle.

LA BRUYERE, Jean de.

Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec : avec les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle.

VIRGILE.

Les Bucoliques.

Translation of André Lefèvre in the beautiful collection in-32 published by Quantin of Ancient Masterpieces.

PERRET, Paul.

Les Bourgeois de campagne.

First edition.Presentation copy to Maxime Du Camp.

MONNIER, Henri.

Les Bas-Fonds de la société.

First édition.Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed. The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

POCCADAZ, Robert de.

Les Avides.

First edition, limited to 1764 copies. Our copie is one of the 52 copies on Montval paper, first paper, numbered n°XII.

CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René || VUILLIER, Gaston.

Les Aventures du dernier Abencérage.

First edition.
Last comedy by Emile Augier.

First edition.
Interesting compilation of biographies of actors from the Comédie Française. Ricord was notably director of the Gaité theater.

First edition.
Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot.

One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

First edition.
Augier wrote one of the few plays that dares to attack the press

Presentation copy to Philoclès Regnier actor in Comédie Française.

Beautiful edition by Jouaust of the work of Boccace.
Paul Lacroix signs the introduction and Flameng who gives eleven very beautiful etchings.

First edition.
One of the 200 exemplar on Velin d'Arches paper, ours n°114.

Illustrated by Paul Lemagny.

First edition in french.
Lucas's translation under Lorain's direction of a famous peplum novel.

Beautiful edition at Jouaust illustrated by Jules Worms.
One of the numbered copies on Holland paper (n ° 131).

Twelfth edition preceded by the Muse champenoise by Louis Lacour.
Illustrations after Jules Worms and engraved by Paul Rajon.

First edition.
It presents for the first time Graziella, one of Lamartine's best-known works.

First edition of illustrations.
28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.

One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

Beautiful edition given by Herhan and its stereotyping process allowing a very readable impression.
Portraict of La Bruyère in volume I and of Théophraste in volume III. This last volume being devoted to the Characters of Theophrastus.

First edition.

Presentation copy to Maxime Du Camp.

First édition.

Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed.
The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

Beautiful copy in morocco signed by Gruel.
Text by Chateaubriand illustrated with etchings by Gaston Vuillier.

One of the copies on Arches tinted vellum, ours n°412.

First edition.
Copy on vellum paper (n°533)
Presentation copy.